Thursday, January 18, 2007

Beta Two

A little bit ahead of schedule with this one. This week the beat is 8Hz, and rather than the standard ebow drone I've included some heavily treated, sequenced banjo harmonics. All in all, a nice piece.

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Beta Two

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Beta One

For the new year, a return to banjo-only pieces. It has been in my mind for some time to create several beat-oriented series of episodes. Speaking for myself, I've always used binaural beats for meditative and relaxation purposes, which is hard to do when you're listening to four and five minute pieces of music.

So here's the first installment in a beta wave sequence. Following episodes will include complimentary pieces, so that eventually listeners will be able to burn a 30-40 minute cd and enjoy the pieces together as one consecutive session. This one is a texture piece to get it all going - a 10Hz beat with some chord movement and harmonics in the background. At some points, way in the background. Enjoy.

Beta One